Harvard Parks and Recreation Department

06/04/2026

👀 See you out there at The Lot, Harvard!! 💙

06/02/2026

🥛 Please Note! 🌊

The Harvard Aquatic Center will be closed Friday, June 5 through Sunday, June 7 so everyone can enjoy the Harvard Milk Days festivities!

Join the fun at Milky Way Park all weekend long, and we'll see you back at the pool on Monday, June 8.

05/29/2026

We’ve got flow.

The pressure regulator decided it didn’t want to keep its adjustment so we went on the heavy side of things. Overshooting the drains up top, but a nice strong flow to the best friend bowl.

Great weather to be out with your companion!

Parks and Buildings Maintenance Lead Worker Damon pictured giving it the flow test.

Harvard Parks and Recreation Department Michael P. Kelly The City of Harvard, Illinois

05/28/2026

🌊✨Tween Night starts TONIGHT at the Harvard Aquatic Center!

Join us every Thursday evening for after-hours pool fun with swimming, friends, and summer vibes from 7-9pm!

Included with season passes or join with discounted twilight admission. Grab your crew to make Tween Nights a summer tradition at the pool!🌅

05/25/2026

☀️ TODAY’S THE DAY! 🌊
The Harvard Aquatic Center is officially OPEN for summer! 🏊‍♀️😎

🕚 11:00 AM — Season Passholders
🕛 12:00 PM — General Admission

Grab your sunscreen, round up your friends, and kick off summer with us at the pool! 💦

05/23/2026

05/21/2026

🌊 We’re diving into summer, y’all…☀️
The Harvard Aquatic Center opens Memorial Day, Monday, May 25!

More details: tinyurl.com/HarvardPool2026 👀

05/01/2026

Harvard Diggins Library is thrilled to welcome Beth Kerns as our new library director! Beth is a creative and collaborative library leader with more than 10 years of experience in public libraries. She joins us from, most recently, Lemont Public Library where she worked as the youth services manager.

Some fun facts about Beth are that she...
- Has a 3-month-old baby at home. (Congratulations!)
- Loves mysteries and comedies.
- Favors the colors green, blue, pink and purple.
- Prefers to read physical books over e-books.

Beth says she's looking forward to getting to know Harvard and working to increase the library's community presence and visibility in the area. 💖

Outgoing Library Director Karen Sutera says she's excited about the experience and fresh ideas that Beth will bring to Harvard Diggins Library. Karen looks forward to seeing what Beth builds.

Welcome home, Beth!

04/30/2026

Help shape the future of Harvard Community Unit School District 50!

Join tonight's Virtual Community Engagement Meeting at 6PM.

Your voice shapes what comes next for Harvard CUSD 50, and Thursday night is your chance to use it.

The district is hosting a virtual community engagement meeting Thursday, April 30, beginning at 6 p.m. It's one of the final opportunities during this planning process to share your priorities for our schools. Share what matters most to you, what our students need now and in the years ahead.

This is your district. Help us plan its future.

Register now: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gCPfP3q0TKy3GZx8tSUcbA #/registration